UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's leadership has been plunged into crisis as a string of shadow ministers quit Labour's top team saying they had no confidence his ability to win a general election. The party's influential deputy leader Tom Watson said he is to hold emergency talks with Mr Corbyn tomorrow to "discuss the way forward" after nine members of the shadow cabinet announced they were resigning - with more expected to follow. In a statement, Mr Watson said he was "saddened" so many colleagues felt unable to carry on and "deeply disappointed" at the sacking overnight of shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn which triggered the walkout. He said: "My single focus is to hold the Labour Party together in very turbulent times. The nation needs an effective opposition, particularly as the current leadership of the country is so lamentable. "It's very clear to me that we are heading for an early general election and the Labour Party must be ready to form a government. There's much work to do. I will be meeting Jeremy Corbyn tomorrow morning to discuss the way forward." As Mr Watson returned from the Glastonbury Festival to deal with the crisis, allies of the Labour leader insisted...
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